As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

North Korea pulled out in 2003 to pursue nuclear weapons. Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed ...

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news show host, says he will be a "change agent" and a "warrior" for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon.

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as Defence Secretary after a contentious confirmation process. Despite facing allegations of sexual assault, his military background and assurances won the support of ...

President Donald Trump's new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce that he is 'immediately pulling' the security detail and security clearance for retired Gen. Mark Milley.